The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey
lacrosse is a combo of different sport
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Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians.
first real american sport but advanced in canada
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As rituals or ceremonies for:
• Healing
• Fertility
• Funerals
• Memorials/honoring someone
lacrosse is a game that was used for different things
The evolution of the Native American game into modern lacrosse began in 1636 when Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary, documented a Huron contest in what is now southeast Ontario, Canada
New York University fielded the nation's first college team in 1877
nyu started the first
Men's and women's lacrosse were played under virtually the same rules, with no protective equipment, until the mid-1930s.
pads werent just till 1930
A lacrosse stick also comes with two different types of pockets- traditional and mesh.
The traditional pocket is better for more experienced players because woven pockets allow for better control and accuracy, but it is also less durable and need to be replaced after a lot of use. These pockets consist of nylon strings that are woven around leather strips
There are different mesh pockets available that use a variety of materials such as soft mesh, duramesh, and MonsterMesh
In some tribes, players used two sticks, one in each hand
players used two sticks rather then just one like to day
There were teams on which men and women competed together, but others where the sexes were divided
men competed on one team and girl on the other
One team could consist of a hundred or maybe even thousands of players
• Healing
• Fertility
• Funerals
• Memorials/honoring someone